Keystone XL: President Obama's pipeline

This nicely crafted op-ed lays out, in succinct terms, why the president should just say no to the pipeline monster known as Keystone XL. So, Mr. Obama, just say no.

Another gas pipeline, or save bird habitat?

The fellow who's trying to keep a pipeline from being installed across a Vermont park has done alright, so far. He's gotten good media attention for his cause. Hey, the park in question is public land so it ought to be kept as is. Here's what today's media attention says.

Obama's Keystone decision: Just say NO, Mr. President

This NY Times op-ed I just read spells out - quite clearly - why the president should just say no to the monster we know as the Keystone XL pipeline. So, Mr. President, just say no

Keystone pipeline: State says it'll be OK, but?

Folks, let's remember that Earth is our only planet. And let's not forget what tar sands mining is doing to Canada's boreal forest -- the forest that used to be a major carbon sink. The NY Times offered this coverage last evening about the State Department's study/report.

Deadly derailment in Quebec underscores question: What's safer for moving oil, railroad tank cars or pipeline?

My answer would be this: Leave the petroleum in the ground where nature put it and start the shift to a society that gets along with petroleum. Read about the derailment.

ExxonMobil sued over pipeline spill

This NY Times article has all the details. The federal Department of Justice and the state of Arkansas are co-plaintiffs.

Obama tells donors of tough pollitics on environment

I continue shaking my head in wonderment over the jobs vs. clean air, clean water, healthy land, healthy fish and wildlife populations because that is the undercurrent the mainstream media outlets continue to blather on about. This article explores what the president said/did during his just-finished fund-raising expedition to California.